I hope you're not basing the price of the e-golf on the MSRP? Mostly due to the fact that you can find a lot of used e golf's at 10K. That's my selling point as to why this is possibly the best first ev to get as your first electric car but also have another car for long distance. On a side note I still want that Jaguar I pace 👌
Sorry this car wasn't electrifying enough for you, but why does every so called EV critic think the e-Golf was designed to set speed records? It is as you stated at 6:50 a basic commuter car, although a nice one. Your range anxiety sets in because you fail to recognized that most people average 30 miles round trip on their work commute. Starting out with a full charge that leaves 95 miles of range, therefore eliminating the need for 220 volt charger, since most people just park their car until the next day. Just plug it into an ordinary outlet and you'll still have plenty of range. I learned this fact from a Bolt user who only used her 110 outlet to charge. Think about it if your car sits in the garage for 12 hours a day, that is 84 hours of charging time every week. Since owning a new 2017 e-Golf I have only charged at free public stage 2 ports. I started in southern California where the AC ran all the time and eventually moved to North Carolina where the winter will knock some miles off the range, but never enough to stop me from enjoying the heater and seat warmer. The Eco modes you mentioned are not like the Sport and Eco setting on ICE, instead it is more of a training tool for beginners and not really needed for day to day driving. Should you decide to drive it to empty, the car will automatically go through these modes in order to extend its range until you can charge. This is not only a great urban car, but fully capable of highway driving without the drone of a four banger. We frequently take it on day drives, but if we need something with more range, we'll take the wife's Prius. If I was single I would just rent an ICE. The point is EVs like the e-Golf are really designed for the majority of drivers. Critics like yourself do a disfavor when you primarily focus on speed performance. Does it have enough torque and speed to get you onto the highway safely yes. The Chevy Bolt is a rocket, but has cheap interior with uncomfortable seats and is more expensive. The e-Golf has a well appointed interior that any ICE Golf driver would feel comfortable with. I think you missed the opportunity to focus on what this car really is.
@Dignan Cacaw It's a shame VW stopped making e-Golfs, as it a well appointed and engineered vehicle. Delighted to see you get what the vehicle was designed for, and are able to show that most of us only need 120v outlet to get by with this type of EV. Thank you.
As a 30k car it's way overpriced. However after the rebates from state and federal you can get it for 12-15k depending on state rebates so then it's worth it as a daily to save money and spend it on the sports car or offroader.
@@star-lucks3641 if you buy it in California you get the 7.5k government credit. Then the 12k state credit so its 19.5k off the actual price. They also have 5k rebates but I am not sure if that's still going.
@@cfldriven is it possible to charge reasonably on 3 phase like a large appliance plug in the garage And how much difference has it made on your electric bill I'm worried if I bought an ev it wouldn't be any cheaper to run daily
@@johnmoser2689 To use 240 volt for Level2 charging you have to buy an EV charger for the garage. I have never charged at home since it convenient to charge when I am driving around. If the car is driven 100 miles and plugged in with 25 miles remaining (20% charged) and you recharge to 125 miles (100% charged) at 12 cents kWh that would be $3.80. That buys about gallon and half in my area. My Prius would use at least 2 gallons for the same 100 miles. Check out this calculator: evcompare.io/charging-calculator/
@@johnmoser2689 I have a PHEV BMW 530E and almost completely drive on electricity unless I take a road trip. I know it costs in electricity, but not enough that I've noticed much difference in my electric bills. The electricity cost is less than half what I would spend on gas and a more efficient EV would be probably 25-35% of the cost of gas.
bought one 6 months a go 90 to 100 miles total commute a day the best thing in this car other than no gas needed is the adaptive cruise control it's worth every penny specially in san francisco bay area traffic
I got mine last Nov and I can easily say it's worth every penny I paid for it (22k off with Fed, State and PGE Rebate). Free charging at work and with Bay Area Traffic, I'm averaging 5 mile per kWH. Tesla Model 3 is definitely better, but at less than half the price of the Model 3, I'll take the e-GOLF any day.
I'd love to know the times for the 0 to 30 mph race. I dare to say the e-Golf would look pretty good compared to all the petrol cars you've listed here. Does top speed really matter that much? On what roads are you allowed to do 85mph and more?
I've seen one of these in person. The engine bay has enough space for a whole other motor and battery capacity. A lot of wasted space up there. With the right programming it could probably make 180-200HP in short "sport" mode bursts.
LOL it's knee capped on purpose to not outshine GTI. That bay could easily fit a single 200kw (268hp) Motor and close to 300lb/ft torque. But the problem would be FWD Torque Steer.
My e-golf has a top speed of 100mph, a range of 144 miles claimed by VW but have a max range of 170 miles in summer with it dropped to 100 miles in really cold weather. Would say it's a great car for commuters but it is going to be replaced with the ID3 purpose built EV with the golf 8 coming out as purely an internal combustion engine. It's a shame they didn't have a place for the cables in the motor bay as it would have been more convenient when out and about to access the charging cables.
Wow. This is pretty terrible. Who did they think would buy this? People in countries where there’s no Nissan Leaf or model 3? These companies aren’t serious about EVs yet. Embarrassing.
I’ll have to take the official 1/4 mile record from you with a 16.00@83.69, dragy verified. I’m certain the car could crack 15s if it wasn’t for the 85 mph limiter. It’s a fun commuter car for sure and it works out nicely that my gym has a level 2 charger that gets me 3 hours free. I don’t spend much time charging it at home, since I pick up about 60-70 miles while I’m at the gym that’s 7 miles from home. Pretty practical second hand car for the money.
OK, but VW needs to be more proactive in getting their mechanics at dealerships certified to work on electric VWs. Even a few of them can cover 3 cities like Gainesville, Lake City, and Jacksonville, FL if all there is one model, e-Golf and later the ID.3. My car has been at the dealership for a week and still no word.
I can't believe it's max is 85.. with the speed limit at 70 in my area 85 is hit more than you would like to know. Not that I do that but cruising at 80 is pretty normal in my area.
Ok my comment vanished here’s my second attempt I am shocked af to see a VW on your channel VW golfs are pretty dope tbh VW will be all electric in 10 years. Crazy Lol Sean wants a bigger motor 😂 Yeah the power meter is super strange. Alien Oh no did I just witness a fwd burnout lmao Yeah VWs Are notorious for body roll and understeer I like the interior. It looks pretty nice actually. The LEDs look awesome THATS THE SAME WHEEL I WANT IN THE PASSAT AAAAAAHHHHHH Lol your resident driver is in Thailand 😂 Oml my passat makes that look slow. MAX IS 85 WTF 😂 Ait you beat me 0-60 barely 0-100 well, I gotcha there lol Hmmmmm I think I’d have this in the 1/4 mile barely Yeah VW are assholes with their speed limiters tbh I’d still want those LEDs on my golf R if I ever have one I’ve honestly never seen an E Golf. Personally I don’t like electric cars at all. I can’t enjoy the drive of a car with no exhaust note. Nice vid Sean. I’ll have to enter a giveaway for an e golf Lmao who was that at the end 😂
I’m trying to be as diverse as possible. Been doing all these performance cars and wanted to switch it up to see what the other side was like. Yeah it’s sad when everything becomes electric. It’s inevitable but hopefully the cars will still be fun. There was definitely a lot of room left over from the electric conversion and could’ve definitely made for a bigger motor or battery pack. The wheel is interesting. Not my jam but I think it follows the EV vehicle trend. Well you’d beat the E-Golf to 100 because you know, it doesn’t hit 100 unless you go downhill and shift it into Neutral. I wouldn’t take the E-Golf even if you gave it to me for free. But supposedly there’s an easy OBD-II tune that unlocks the limiter and gives it ~15% more power.
@@SpeedLabsMotorEnvy prefer a quiet car myself, more fun when you overtake someone with a loud car especially when you can hear them really floor it when you pull away from them!! European e-golf have a top speed of 95 to 100 mph, must be an American thing as I think they limited the delorean as well supposedly due to emissions but known people with American cars & they needed returning due to emissions being high!! But why reduce the top speed of the e-golf as it can't be due to emissions can it?
I have this car and can attest this is a fair review. I still love my car though. The worst part about it is the 85 mph max and the lack of cruise control. Other than that I love it.
What is the top speed in America again? I didn't realise they had the top speed capped in America, but then I think they do it that way to make domestic cars look better, but still can't understand why the range in Europe is 144 miles while in America it's less. Unless it's to keep domestic cars looking better.
What BS is this? Looks like an episode of “Douche DeMuro”.I’m curious what’s the Douche score? Can we please go back to reviewing supercars and leave poor peoples car for Douche DeMuro. EDP444 style rant over
Horrible ICE chassis that was corrupted into fitting a BEV drivetrains. Terrible method that results in small batteries. BEV need custom purpose designed chassis.
@@cfldriven Correct no Loss of space. But also No EXTRA space for even bigger batteries. A shared platform will never have the amount of space as a dedicated platform.
@@Neojhun The industry is looking at better battery chemistry and not just loading in bigger batteries. The best place for batteries is below passenger compartment, short of making the car taller it hard to just shove in more batteries. The Chevy Bolt packed so much battery there is only a glove box sized cargo compartment. The e-Golf did a decent job of range (for average commuter), space, and comfort.
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Rumor has it they're discontinuing the E-Golf. Pity, it had potential to be so much more if they just gave it a little extra oomph.
I hope you're not basing the price of the e-golf on the MSRP? Mostly due to the fact that you can find a lot of used e golf's at 10K.
That's my selling point as to why this is possibly the best first ev to get as your first electric car but also have another car for long distance.
On a side note I still want that Jaguar I pace 👌
ID.3 is way better. Massive battery possibly 70kwh and REAR Wheel Drive.
@@Neojhun AND active luquid cooling for the batterypack
Exactly. This should have been a hot hot AWD Golf R, but they decided to make it boring-competent. Ah, Volkswagen, you don’t understand us at all...
Sorry this car wasn't electrifying enough for you, but why does every so called EV critic think the e-Golf was designed to set speed records? It is as you stated at 6:50 a basic commuter car, although a nice one. Your range anxiety sets in because you fail to recognized that most people average 30 miles round trip on their work commute. Starting out with a full charge that leaves 95 miles of range, therefore eliminating the need for 220 volt charger, since most people just park their car until the next day. Just plug it into an ordinary outlet and you'll still have plenty of range. I learned this fact from a Bolt user who only used her 110 outlet to charge. Think about it if your car sits in the garage for 12 hours a day, that is 84 hours of charging time every week.
Since owning a new 2017 e-Golf I have only charged at free public stage 2 ports. I started in southern California where the AC ran all the time and eventually moved to North Carolina where the winter will knock some miles off the range, but never enough to stop me from enjoying the heater and seat warmer. The Eco modes you mentioned are not like the Sport and Eco setting on ICE, instead it is more of a training tool for beginners and not really needed for day to day driving. Should you decide to drive it to empty, the car will automatically go through these modes in order to extend its range until you can charge.
This is not only a great urban car, but fully capable of highway driving without the drone of a four banger. We frequently take it on day drives, but if we need something with more range, we'll take the wife's Prius. If I was single I would just rent an ICE.
The point is EVs like the e-Golf are really designed for the majority of drivers. Critics like yourself do a disfavor when you primarily focus on speed performance. Does it have enough torque and speed to get you onto the highway safely yes. The Chevy Bolt is a rocket, but has cheap interior with uncomfortable seats and is more expensive. The e-Golf has a well appointed interior that any ICE Golf driver would feel comfortable with.
I think you missed the opportunity to focus on what this car really is.
@Dignan Cacaw It's a shame VW stopped making e-Golfs, as it a well appointed and engineered vehicle. Delighted to see you get what the vehicle was designed for, and are able to show that most of us only need 120v outlet to get by with this type of EV. Thank you.
As a 30k car it's way overpriced. However after the rebates from state and federal you can get it for 12-15k depending on state rebates so then it's worth it as a daily to save money and spend it on the sports car or offroader.
eichler721 how do you save so much? Where do you live ?!
@@star-lucks3641 if you buy it in California you get the 7.5k government credit. Then the 12k state credit so its 19.5k off the actual price. They also have 5k rebates but I am not sure if that's still going.
I would pick i3 over this. They used to lease for complete peanuts. Not sure about now
Nice review, sounds practical on paper but impractical in real life usage.
Definitely would get the model 3 over the E-golf
How long does it take to charge on 240 volts?
From the red line about 4 to 5 fours. Most charging cycles run an hour or two, perfect while at mall or about town.
@@cfldriven is it possible to charge reasonably on 3 phase like a large appliance plug in the garage
And how much difference has it made on your electric bill
I'm worried if I bought an ev it wouldn't be any cheaper to run daily
@@johnmoser2689 To use 240 volt for Level2 charging you have to buy an EV charger for the garage. I have never charged at home since it convenient to charge when I am driving around.
If the car is driven 100 miles and plugged in with 25 miles remaining (20% charged) and you recharge to 125 miles (100% charged) at 12 cents kWh that would be $3.80. That buys about gallon and half in my area. My Prius would use at least 2 gallons for the same 100 miles.
Check out this calculator: evcompare.io/charging-calculator/
@@cfldriven thanks I really appreciate that info
@@johnmoser2689 I have a PHEV BMW 530E and almost completely drive on electricity unless I take a road trip. I know it costs in electricity, but not enough that I've noticed much difference in my electric bills. The electricity cost is less than half what I would spend on gas and a more efficient EV would be probably 25-35% of the cost of gas.
For the price, this is actually the perfect EV commuter car for me.
bought one 6 months a go 90 to 100 miles total commute a day the best thing in this car other than no gas needed is the adaptive cruise control it's worth every penny specially in san francisco bay area traffic
I got mine last Nov and I can easily say it's worth every penny I paid for it (22k off with Fed, State and PGE Rebate). Free charging at work and with Bay Area Traffic, I'm averaging 5 mile per kWH. Tesla Model 3 is definitely better, but at less than half the price of the Model 3, I'll take the e-GOLF any day.
I picked one of these up for
buckleydoodah i love the golf! save your money for better EVs. Teslas are becoming the new prius, everyone is getting one lol.
Thanks for this video, great one! Picking up my E-Golf this Friday, and yes: they're discontinued now. They'll have the ID.3 replacing it this summer.
I'd love to know the times for the 0 to 30 mph race. I dare to say the e-Golf would look pretty good compared to all the petrol cars you've listed here. Does top speed really matter that much? On what roads are you allowed to do 85mph and more?
And Bro when you floor it 0 to 60 in normal mode is not slow idky ppl say it's like 10 sec, I clock 4 -5 sec everyday lol I have 2 of these babies
I am getting use to seeing this guy reviewing cars it's just so comforting wen someone speaks like a normal person
I've seen one of these in person. The engine bay has enough space for a whole other motor and battery capacity. A lot of wasted space up there. With the right programming it could probably make 180-200HP in short "sport" mode bursts.
LOL it's knee capped on purpose to not outshine GTI. That bay could easily fit a single 200kw (268hp) Motor and close to 300lb/ft torque. But the problem would be FWD Torque Steer.
Where is the other dude?
I'm wondering if he got caught doing 130+ on "private" New Jersey roads one too many times....
My e-golf has a top speed of 100mph, a range of 144 miles claimed by VW but have a max range of 170 miles in summer with it dropped to 100 miles in really cold weather. Would say it's a great car for commuters but it is going to be replaced with the ID3 purpose built EV with the golf 8 coming out as purely an internal combustion engine.
It's a shame they didn't have a place for the cables in the motor bay as it would have been more convenient when out and about to access the charging cables.
A few moments later..lol. definitely like the new presentation. Keep up the good work.
I love this video: the car is cute, the scenery is beautiful and the review is right on the money.
It’s a small car and very easy for parking in city
lol at the speedo getting stuck at 85mph for eons
Get the Fiat 500E for a city EV, much easier to park and a third of the price now on the used market.
Didn't think getting the slowest car on the Fast List was possible.
Ait I’m first here we go
The power tach should go to 11!
Wow. This is pretty terrible. Who did they think would buy this? People in countries where there’s no Nissan Leaf or model 3? These companies aren’t serious about EVs yet. Embarrassing.
I’ll have to take the official 1/4 mile record from you with a 16.00@83.69, dragy verified. I’m certain the car could crack 15s if it wasn’t for the 85 mph limiter. It’s a fun commuter car for sure and it works out nicely that my gym has a level 2 charger that gets me 3 hours free. I don’t spend much time charging it at home, since I pick up about 60-70 miles while I’m at the gym that’s 7 miles from home. Pretty practical second hand car for the money.
OK, but VW needs to be more proactive in getting their mechanics at dealerships certified to work on electric VWs. Even a few of them can cover 3 cities like Gainesville, Lake City, and Jacksonville, FL if all there is one model, e-Golf and later the ID.3. My car has been at the dealership for a week and still no word.
I can't believe it's max is 85.. with the speed limit at 70 in my area 85 is hit more than you would like to know. Not that I do that but cruising at 80 is pretty normal in my area.
Sounds like a good car for someone that is not a driving enthusiast. The Chevy Bolt on the other hand is a rocket ship
"With 10 miles left on the tank". It's hard to leave the "fuel tank mind" behind, isn't it? :D
E-Golf... I think they are running out of good names lol
Ok my comment vanished here’s my second attempt
I am shocked af to see a VW on your channel
VW golfs are pretty dope tbh
VW will be all electric in 10 years. Crazy
Lol Sean wants a bigger motor 😂
Yeah the power meter is super strange. Alien
Oh no did I just witness a fwd burnout lmao
Yeah VWs Are notorious for body roll and understeer
I like the interior. It looks pretty nice actually. The LEDs look awesome
THATS THE SAME WHEEL I WANT IN THE PASSAT AAAAAAHHHHHH
Lol your resident driver is in Thailand 😂
Oml my passat makes that look slow. MAX IS 85 WTF 😂
Ait you beat me 0-60 barely
0-100 well, I gotcha there lol
Hmmmmm I think I’d have this in the 1/4 mile barely
Yeah VW are assholes with their speed limiters tbh
I’d still want those LEDs on my golf R if I ever have one
I’ve honestly never seen an E Golf. Personally I don’t like electric cars at all. I can’t enjoy the drive of a car with no exhaust note.
Nice vid Sean. I’ll have to enter a giveaway for an e golf
Lmao who was that at the end 😂
I’m trying to be as diverse as possible. Been doing all these performance cars and wanted to switch it up to see what the other side was like. Yeah it’s sad when everything becomes electric. It’s inevitable but hopefully the cars will still be fun. There was definitely a lot of room left over from the electric conversion and could’ve definitely made for a bigger motor or battery pack.
The wheel is interesting. Not my jam but I think it follows the EV vehicle trend.
Well you’d beat the E-Golf to 100 because you know, it doesn’t hit 100 unless you go downhill and shift it into Neutral.
I wouldn’t take the E-Golf even if you gave it to me for free. But supposedly there’s an easy OBD-II tune that unlocks the limiter and gives it ~15% more power.
@@SpeedLabsMotorEnvy prefer a quiet car myself, more fun when you overtake someone with a loud car especially when you can hear them really floor it when you pull away from them!! European e-golf have a top speed of 95 to 100 mph, must be an American thing as I think they limited the delorean as well supposedly due to emissions but known people with American cars & they needed returning due to emissions being high!! But why reduce the top speed of the e-golf as it can't be due to emissions can it?
UK e-golf is limited to 99mph
I have this car and can attest this is a fair review. I still love my car though. The worst part about it is the 85 mph max and the lack of cruise control. Other than that I love it.
You mean adaptive cruise control... it has the basic one
Strange thing is that it goes up to 97,5 mph (156 kmph) in europe ( in the Netherlands at least).
@@xander668 It is governed that way in US.
What is the top speed in America again? I didn't realise they had the top speed capped in America, but then I think they do it that way to make domestic cars look better, but still can't understand why the range in Europe is 144 miles while in America it's less. Unless it's to keep domestic cars looking better.
Were you trying to do a burnout in a E-Golf? haha too funny.
Because it's easy, they break traction of the line no problem due to instant low end torque.
Great review mate you have a knack for this sorta thing. Keep it up! From Australia.
Thank you! Got tons more coming
What cameras are you guys using???
Most of my stuff is shot on Panasonic GH5S. B-roll done on RX0 II and GoPro 7.
Track Day thank you!
Golf R or bust.
HotHatch version of ID.3 will be way better. Freaking RWD rear motor.
What BS is this? Looks like an episode of “Douche DeMuro”.I’m curious what’s the Douche score? Can we please go back to reviewing supercars and leave poor peoples car for Douche DeMuro. EDP444 style rant over
at least it is perfect for driving over it with a monster truck 😄
skynetsworld or a red G63
@@sumitag88 sure why not? 😄
At low monster truck speeds e-Golf could probably Tow a monster truck.
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Renault Twizzy 2 Seater towing a Model X.
Sounds kind of useless for an EV. Barely enough range to get you to and from work.
Horrible ICE chassis that was corrupted into fitting a BEV drivetrains. Terrible method that results in small batteries. BEV need custom purpose designed chassis.
@@Neojhun Actually platform was designed for gas, diesel and electric, which is why there is no loss of interior or truck space.
@@cfldriven Correct no Loss of space. But also No EXTRA space for even bigger batteries. A shared platform will never have the amount of space as a dedicated platform.
@@Neojhun The industry is looking at better battery chemistry and not just loading in bigger batteries. The best place for batteries is below passenger compartment, short of making the car taller it hard to just shove in more batteries. The Chevy Bolt packed so much battery there is only a glove box sized cargo compartment. The e-Golf did a decent job of range (for average commuter), space, and comfort.
Did the asian guy sold his youtube account to this guy? Boring!
I'm wondering if he got caught doing 130+ on "private" roads one too many times....
Model 3 is undefeated in this segment. No need to even compare.